acres.

"Why, it's--it's so horrid," said Mrs. Willoughby.

Dacres stood looking at her for a long time.

"Kitty," said he at last.

Mrs. Willoughby looked up.

Dacres looked all around. He then took her hand.

"Isn't it too bad," he said, "to let Minnie--"

"What?"

"To let her go through this ordeal alone?"

"Alone!" exclaimed Mrs. Willoughby, looking in wonder at him.

"Yes."

"What _do_ you mean?"

"Couldn't _we_ accompany her?"

Mrs. Willoughby snatched away her hand.

"Are you mad?" she cried. "I do believe the whole world's mad to-day."

"Mad!" cried Dacres. "Yes, I'm mad--insane--raving! Won't you be
merciful again? Won't you, Kitty? Won't you 'humor' my ravings? Oh,
do. Oh, Kitty! dear Kitty--!"

"It's positive insanity!"

"Oh, Kitty!"

"You're raving!"

"Won't you 'humor' me--just this once! only this once."

"Hush! there they come," said Mrs. Willoughby, suddenly snatching away
her hand, which Dacres had somehow got hold of again, and moving a
little further away from him.

It was the Baron and Minnie who were coming back again, while Hawbury
and Ethel were seen a little further away.

There they all stood--there, on the spot where they had found the
crisis of their fortunes; and as they stood there the two clergymen,
Catholic and Protestant, slowly came out of the house.

THE END.

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Errors and anomalies noted by transcriber:

dextrously (both occurrences); cariboo; Guiseppe; assasination
[spelling unchanged]
It seems con-foundedly odd
de-nomination
[hyphens in original]

perfectly cool and lady-like."
[missing close quote]
"Well, he said--he said, 'Yes, darling'--and--"
[missing open quote before "Yes"]
I really wish they'd stop it. But, Kitty dear--"
[missing close quote]
"Aha! don't I know her? I warrant you...
[missing open quote]

Potes ne juvare nos [spacing in original]

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